HDTV Flat Panel Shootout at Value Electronics in Scarsdale, NY – September 11 and 12, 2010 (**This post is a bit late getting here…better late than never!)
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Robert Zohn, Owner of Value Electronics
As one of the highpoints of my year, I was one of the privileged 70 or so home theater enthusiasts and professionals invited to the 5th Annual Flat Panel Shootout hosted by Robert Zohn, owner of Value Electronics in Scarsdale, NY, on September 11 and 12, 2010.
This gathering of videophiles, home theater enthusiasts and professionals, and representatives from HDTV manufacturers is a highly-anticipated yearly treat for those of us in the NY Metro area who are able to attend the event in person. I even had my very first taste of Sushi from the fantastic spread of refreshments provided purely at Robert’s expense. (No sponsorship bias tolerated here!!)
Joel Silver, President of the ISF
As an added treat Joel Silver, President of the Imaging Science Foundation, delivered a remote Skype video presentation, providing attendees with an industry view ‘from the top’.
Robert is as passionate and dedicated to improving the home theater experience as he is easy-going, friendly, and an all-around phenomenal host! He is a tribute to the consumer electronics industry and a beacon for those of us who love home theater.
Each year, Robert and several other professionals collaborate to select the ‘best of the best’ in flat panels produced that year and compare them side-by-side on as level a playing field as you’re ever likely to find. Great pains are taken to ensure each panel receives a fair evaluation by equalizing things like the length of the HDMI cables that connect the displays, voltage regulation and line conditioning, and last – but CERTAINLY not least – calibration by some of the best in the business like Ed Johnson, Kevin Miller, and D-Nice (his AVSForum handle)!
This year’s finalists consisted of the following 3D-capable displays (in alphabetical order by manufacturer): LG 55LX9500, Panasonic TC-P58VT25, Samsung PN58C800 (plasma), Samsung UN55C8000 (LED-backlit LCD), Sharp LC-60LE925UN, Sony KDL-55NX810.
The 2010 HDTV Contenders
So, which display came out on top? The results of the shootout are available here.
You can also view a photo montage and some footage of the shootout on YouTube.
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I can’t thank Robert enough for allowing me to be a participant of this yearly event. I am grateful to him not only for the invitation, but for his continued dedication and passion to improving our collective home theater experience, and for providing an avenue by which manufacturers can hear our collective voices as consumers and dedicated videophiles.
If you’re in the neighborhood, stop by and visit Robert’s Value Electronics store in Scarsdale. Tell him Greg from All High Def sent you!